Tourism and Archeology

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  • Antiquities ministry marks World Autism Awareness Day

    Date: 2019-04-03 09:57:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7879362

    CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry marked the World Autism Awareness Day by lighting up Luxor Temple area and the sphinx-lined road with blue for an hour. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry stressed its keenness on ....

  • New artifact discovered in Sakkara

    Date: 2019-04-02 12:16:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:7877988

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - The Egyptian Archaeological Mission under Dr. Mohamed Megahed on Tuesday announced a new discovery in southern Sakkara in Giza governorate. The new discovery, a unique tomb, dates back to the fifth dynasty and belongs to ....

  • Multinational tourist delegation visits archaeological sites in Minya

    Date: 2019-04-01 15:01:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:7876553

    MINYA, Egypt, April 1 (MENA) - A multinational tourist delegation on Monday visited archaeological sites in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. The visiting tourists are from Germany, Spain, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan and ....

  • Limestone-made coffin unearthed in Quesna

    Date: 2019-04-01 12:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:7876210

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a limestone-made coffin during digging works at the northwestern section of Quesna monuments area in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Menouifia, said Secretary General of the ....

  • Egypt to participate in WTTC Global Summit 2019 in Madrid

    Date: 2019-04-01 11:05:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7876053

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashaat left for Madrid, Spain, Monday to take part in the 19th World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit 2019, to kick off there Tuesday. Mashaat is scheduled to deliver a speech ....

  • Ambassadors of 30 countries visit Egypt's Abdeen Palace

    Date: 2019-03-30 17:54:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:7873449

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Ambassadors of 30 countries on Saturday paid a visit to Abdeen Palace in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The visit came at an invitation from Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anany under the policy adopted by the state to ....

  • 1st cruise ship from Sudan arrives in Aswan

    Date: 2019-03-28 20:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:7871062

    ASWAN, March 28 (MENA) – The first cruise ship, Dahabiya (golden) sailing from Sudan arrived Thursday at High Dam port, south of Aswan, Deputy Chairman of the Nile Valley Authority for River Navigation Moustafa Amer said. The Nile journey is ....

  • Royal hall, concrete slabs of Ramsis II temple in Abydos unearthed

    Date: 2019-03-28 10:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7869910

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - The archaeological mission of New York University, which is operating in Ramsis II Temple in Abydos in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag, uncovered the royal hall of the pharaoh's palace which is adjacent to the ....

  • Tourism Ministry mulls implementing court ruling on extra Umrah fees

    Date: 2019-03-26 22:50:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:103 - ID:7867841

    CAIRO, March 26 (MENA) - The Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah convened Tuesday at the HQs of the Tourism Ministry to mull ways to put into force an administrative Court ruling overturning a government decision to impose extra fees on pilgrims ....

  • 1 killed, another injured in car bomb in Mogadishu

    Date: 2019-03-26 17:39:44 GMT - Somalia - Tourism and Archeology - SN:86 - ID:7867516

    MOGADISHU, March 26 (MENA) - A bomb exploded in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday killing one person and wounding another, ABC News reported. The blast from a bomb planted in a private luxury car exploded in Mogadishu's Hodan district, ....

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